COMPANY NEWS; COCA-COLA AND GREEK BOTTLER BUY RUSSIAN JUICE MAKER

Published: April 1, 2005

The Coca-Cola Company and its Greek bottling unit will buy a Russian juice company to increase market share outside the United States. The Russian company, Multon, produces Rich, Nico and Dobry juices and controls 25 percent of the juice business, Coke and its Greek unit, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, said yesterday. Terms were not disclosed. Multon had revenue last year of $336 million. Coca-Cola, based in Atlanta, owns 24 percent of Coca-Cola Hellenic, which is based in Athens.